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Lunchtime Trivia Tuesday, January 27

Lunchtime Trivia Tuesday, January 27
Dave Creelman
Jan 27, 2026 | 12:03 PM

Trivia Question

Q: Language experts say this is the hardest word in the English language to pronounce. What is it?
A:  Worcestershire. Also rural, colonel, mischievous, onomatopoeia, and squirrel.

 Some of the hardest English words to pronounce include Worcestershire (woo-ster-sher), Otorhinolaryngologist (oh-toh-rye-noh-lar-ing-gol-uh-jist), and Anemone (uh-nem-uh-nee) due to silent letters, complex consonant clusters, and non-phonetic spelling. Other notoriously challenging words are Isthmus, Epitome, and Quinoa. These words often trip up speakers due to foreign language origins or irregular spelling rules.